The following sections provide an overview of how to locate Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 documentation for developers and IT professionals. For more information about obtaining the latest version of this content, see Getting Started.

For additional resources that are not part of the Developer and IT Pro Help, see:

Developer Documentation

The following is a guide to where you can locate developer documentation for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009. For Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0, this content was delivered in the w1w1adg.pdf file. For Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, it is being delivered in Help format in cside.chm.

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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 architecture

Product Architecture for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Installation and Configuration Help.

Developing in C/SIDE

C/SIDE Fundamentals

Designing C/SIDE Applications

Development Considerations

Codeunits

Developing Codeunits

Dataports (Classic client)

Creating Dataports

Forms (Classic client)

Creating and Maintaining Forms

Transforming forms to pages

Transforming Forms to Pages

MenuSuites

Designing MenuSuites

Pages (RoleTailored client)

Creating and Maintaining Pages

Reporting

Designing and Maintaining Reports

Tables

Designing Tables

Special C/SIDE Tables

XMLports

Creating XMLports

Multilanguage functionality

Working with Multilanguage Functionality

Performance

Improving Application Performance

Security

Creating a More Secure Application

Security in the RoleTailored Environment

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Security Hardening Guide (Security Hardening Guide.pdf) located in the Documentation directory on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 install media.

Web Services development

Working with Web Services

Other development topics

SumIndexFields

Type Conversion

Sorting Numerical Values

CaptionClass Functionality

Multiuser Environments

IT Professional Documentation

The following is a guide to where you can locate IT Professional documentation about Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009. For Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0, this content was delivered in various pdf files. For Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, it is delivered in online Help format in nav_install.chm, which is located in the Documentation directory on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 install media.

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Installing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 components

Installation Options and Installing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Installation and Configuration Help.

Software and hardware requirements

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 Requirements in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Installation and Configuration Help.

Configuring Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009

Configuring Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Installation and Configuration Help.

Deployment

Installation Walkthroughs in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Installation and Configuration Help.

Tabs in the Compiled HTML (CHM) Files

In cside.chm and nav_install.chm, you can look for help on the following tabs:

  • Contents

  • Index

  • Search

  • Favorites

Contents

The Contents tab contains the table of contents. The table of contents lists all topics in the Help. The Help is divided into books that contain related information.

Index

The Index tab contains an alphabetical list of keywords. You can browse the list or type the word for which you are searching.

Search

You can use the Search tab to search for a word or phrase in the Help. You can search for patterns by using wildcard characters. Use the wildcard character "*" to specify zero or more characters in the search string. Use the wildcard character "?" to specify any single character in the search string. For example, to search for topics in the Help that contain either the word "instream" or "outstream", you can enter "*stream" on the Search tab. This pattern matches words that end with stream. To search

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If you enter more than one search word, then all topics that contain one or more of the words are found. You can narrow a search by typing quotation marks around the search words, such as "filter pane", to only find topics containing that particular phrase.

Favorites

When you find a Help topic that you want to use again, you can add it to your list of favorites. While the topic is displayed in the topic pane, click the Favorites tab, and then click Add. Later, you can select the topic from the list on the Favorites tab, and then click Display.

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